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  1. Mahoning
    In a way, you could see it as a message to the younger players: "Guys, it's on you."
  2. Mahoning
    Just give in to the inevitable and put Royce Lewis there. Nobody the Twins draft and groom as a shortstop ends up a major league shortstop.
  3. Mahoning
    I doubt that Kansas City and Detroit are more worried today than they were yesterday. This is marginal stuff, though rather expensive.
  4. Mahoning
    Cleveland got worse by trading Naylor. Detroit got better, especially with Jack Flaherty. KC presumably will have Pasquantino all season, and Jonathan India is better than anyone the Twins are likely to put at 2B. The Twins will be much worse at first base. There isn't a single, proven, every-day player in the lineup. It's all if, if, if. If he stays healthy, if he bounces back, if, if, if. Nobody wins with ifs. I see them finishing fourth, third at best.
  5. Mahoning
    The obvious solution at 1B is Royce Lewis, as the Twins seem to have decided he can't play 3B -- why else would they work him out at 2B? Castro at 2B, Lee at 3B, Miranda DH and fill-in. All done. Whether that's any good is a different question. But, is this a good team? Better than the White Sox, for sure. But not in the same universe as, say, the Phillies or the Yankees.
  6. Mahoning
    One thing for sure: If they made that deal, Casparius would immediately require arm surgery.
  7. Mahoning
    I have the long-term solution to the Twins at first base: Royce Lewis. He was always a shortstop, until the Twins decided he couldn't play there. Then he was at third. Now they want him at second. First base is obviously next, so why not do it now? Unless they decide he isn't worthy of a glove at all and make him DH.
  8. Mahoning
    A big problem in understanding all this is the lack of financial transparency. The Pohlads say they need to keep the payroll in the $130M range, for business reasons. Maybe so, but how do we know that? We are asked to accept this based on their assertions alone. We are asked to support the team (and the Pohlads) no matter what, but we're not being told the whole story. One can see that "keeping the books clean" is a plausible feature of attracting a buyer, but the other side of that is a team with fading public enthusiasm. Wouldn't you rather sell an asset that people like rather than one that inspires indifference?
  9. Mahoning
    The problem with trading Vazquez is that they have NO catchers to replace him, and Jeffers has not shown that he can play every day -- certainly not play ever day and hit at all. the problem with Miranda at first base is that he, too, has never shown that he can hit all year long, and you need offense from that position. Casas has a short history, but where there is of it awfully good. The problem with trading Lee is that he is apparently the Twins hope for third base, now that they have decided that Royce Lewis can't play shortstop or third either (what happened?) And the problem with trading Correa is that they have no one to replace him at shortstop, where he is magnificent.
  10. Mahoning
    The Twins remind me of the old days before free agency when the team you had was the team you developed, through your farm system and trades. No help is coming via the front office. This is your team, simple as that. So, yes, everything depends on Larnach and Lewis and Lee and Miranda. When I was a kid in northeastern Ohio I can remember broadcasters saying things like, "If only Max Alvis has the kind of season he's capable of . . . ." Well, alas, he did, and the Tribe finished below .500 again. Let's hope Trevor Larnach is not Max Alvis.
  11. Mahoning
    One of the things an analytics does, sometimes, is deprive athletes of the chance to compete. This is especially true of pitchers. Not so long ago they took pride in finishing what they started -- or, put another way, competing and taking responsibility. Now they are trained to go six innings and pass the baton. Under the current regime there can never again be a Bob Gibson (or a Bert Blyleven for that matter.) How can that be good for baseball?
  12. Mahoning
    Pure fantasy, but that's what baseball winters are for. The trade proposed is basically Suzuki for a backup catcher and a top reliever, as Paddack's utility is a complete unknown. The Twins certainly need power, but they have no minor league catchers and the bullpen is hardly one of the best in baseball, so vast holes would be opened. On the other hand, maybe Suzuki could help them land Sasaki!
  13. Mahoning
    It's an entertaining speculation, but probably not more than that. It's hard to imagine either Verlander or Scherzer wanting to come to Minnesota to finish their careers, nor is there any reason to spend money on OLD players. But, take a stab at Sasaki? It would be worth a try.
  14. Mahoning
    Management seems to be under the impression that keeping payroll relatively low will make the team easier to sell. But finishing fourth again (which, barring surprises, seems likely) makes low attendance and revenue probable, driving the price down. Wouldn't you rather sell a winning outfit? This team, even with a bunch of bargain-basement signings, is a team without real stars. No fan says, "I can't wait to see Ramon Laureano play!"
  15. Mahoning
    It's an attractive pipe dream, though Miranda at first would have a chance to be a giant step down from Santana. And now that the Twins have announced a new GM, everything is up in the air. Jeremy Zoll was reportedly the lead negotiator in the Polanco trade, a complete dud, and the Sonny Gray trade, which cost some really good players. So I guess he is not afraid to deal. They might as well deal if they can. Maybe they could find someone -- Robles? JD Martinez? -- who plays 150 games and hits the whole season through.
  16. Mahoning
    They'd be better off keeping Santana, but, yes, they should give Kiriloff one more chance. With either him or Miranda at first, though, it's a big step down.
  17. Mahoning
    As was expressed here, the ownership has benefited enormously from public investment, then repays it with locutions like "business decisions" which "I won't go into." Put another way: "I will take what you give me, but I will not come clean." This invites nothing but cynicism from the public. What would it cost the Pohlads to tell the truth about the team's finances? The answer would be "nothing," -- unless there is something to hide. When you rely on public support for your venture, secrecy spits in the public face.
  18. Mahoning
    A late-season collapse can cost a manager his job. It's too early to say "collapse" for sure, but they've made a good start on one.
  19. Mahoning
    Imagine having a rotation with two starters who might regularly go eight or even nine! But Rocco won't let that happen. The only way pitchers get stronger is to go longer. If you keep them short, they stay short. Ober wants to explore his potential. the Twins won't let him do that.
  20. Mahoning
    I'd like to hear an umpire interviewed about so-called pitch framing, which I think is total nonsense. I've umpired many games, and the idea that a catcher influences me is absurd. By the time the ball reaches his mitt I have already decided, and I venture to say this is true for all umpires.
  21. Mahoning
    Others have alluded to this, so at the risk of repetition . . . MLB is in the entertainment business. Arraez entertains. Even if he doesn't score (over which he has little control), he creates action, movement, and the possibility of scoring. Gallo, except for his solo homer every ten days or so, produces only frustration for the fan. If the two are somehow statistically equal (which I doubt), EVERYONE will prefer Arraez's entertainment value. And if they are equal, why are the Twins so bad and the Marlins so (comparatively) good?
  22. Mahoning
    Since Rocco made his "this is madness" comment nothing has changed except Correa now bats leadoff. Buxton is back to striking out all the time, Gallo is still ventilating the ballpark with his whiffs. The FO made a plausible bet that Correa, Buxton, Polanco, and Miranda would provide sufficient offense, and it has all gone terribly wrong. The madness continues. Please have mercy on Sonny by trading him to a contender; he deserves it.
  23. Mahoning
    Before today his BA with RISP was .184. Seven hits and 19 strikeouts. Whiff. He's not going to get better.
  24. Mahoning
    He just popped out with the bases loaded against the Tigers, but at least he hit the ball, which is rare. He and Buxton in the middle of the lineup are death to the offense -- whiff, whiff, whiff. He's 30 and any contact between his bat and a pitched ball is purely coincidental. Yet there he is in the lineup almost every day. The Twins will finish third.
  25. Mahoning
    Can we talk about the giant hole in the middle of the lineup, someone whose initials are BB? He hasn't driven in a run in three weeks. Neither has Joey Gallo. Whff, whiff, whiff. Neither is on a pace to drive in 70! Right now you'd rather have Willi Castro at the plate than either of them. Everthing comes to a thudding standstill when they come to bat. You can't win much that way. Give me Wallner.
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